American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) Raised to “Outperform” at William Blair

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) was upgraded by equities research analysts at William Blair from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Briefing.com Automated Import reports.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of American Public Education from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of American Public Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $24.00 price objective on shares of American Public Education in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, B. Riley increased their target price on shares of American Public Education from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $23.00.

American Public Education Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ APEI opened at $19.25 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $21.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $18.53. American Public Education has a 1 year low of $11.43 and a 1 year high of $23.84. The company has a market capitalization of $340.96 million, a PE ratio of 34.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 2.65 and a current ratio of 2.65.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Public Education

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of APEI. Principal Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of American Public Education in the third quarter valued at about $165,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Public Education in the third quarter valued at about $227,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its holdings in shares of American Public Education by 184.0% in the third quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 31,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $471,000 after purchasing an additional 20,710 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of American Public Education in the third quarter valued at about $299,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in American Public Education by 5.2% during the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 86,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,273,000 after buying an additional 4,288 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.62% of the company’s stock.

About American Public Education

American Public Education, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education and career learning in the United States. It operates through three segments: American Public University System, Rasmussen University, and Hondros College of Nursing. The company offers 184 degree programs and 134 certificate programs in various fields of study, including nursing, national security, military studies, intelligence, homeland security, business, health science, information technology, justice studies, education, and liberal arts; and career learning opportunities in leadership, finance, human resources, and other fields of study critical to the federal government workforce.